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New heart procedure reduces stroke risk and fear
Talk with Jim Waterkotte for a while and you know he is one of a kind. But not in every way. Jim had taken a blood thinner for 10 years. So do as many as three million people each year in the United States. Jim took the blood thinner to control life-threatening clotting associated with his heart’s abnormal rhythm, known as atrial fibrillation (Afib).
Getting outpatient lab testing done gets easier on March 4
People in the Illini Community Hospital area who need lab testing have a new option beginning March 4. Illini Express Clinic will provide pre-registered patients their outpatient lab testing in the Clinic’s drive through bay, instead of the person having to go the laboratory inside the hospital during the hours they are open.
Blessing Health welcomes new psychiatrist to region
Christopher Trammell, MD, has joined Blessing Health’s Outpatient Behavioral Health team.
Blessing Emergency Center enhances sexual assault care
The Blessing Hospital Emergency Center team has seen a double-digit increase in the number of sexual assault survivors seeking care, and enhanced its ability to meet the need.
Blessing offers free colorectal cancer screening kits in March
In recognition of National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, Blessing Health is providing free, take-home colorectal cancer screening kits to the public at locations in west central Illinois and northeast Missouri, and by mail. The kits are available beginning March 3 and while supplies last.
Adult Volunteer Program
Service Area OpportunitiesBlessing Beginnings Maternity Unit: Volunteers assist staff in providing quality service to families and staff. They also assist in ensuring the safety and privacy of patients by helping to monitor all visitors to the…
COVID-19 Related Death of an Adams County Resident
On April 29, 2020, the Adams County Health Department announced the first COVID-19 related death of an Adams County resident, a female in her 60s.
When she needed cancer care, life-long nurse chose Blessing Health
Marty Frier invested her 40-year career in attending to the needs of others as a registered nurse.
Medical Home
What is a Medical Home?
A “medical home” is a medical office or clinic where a team of health professionals work together to provide a new, expanded type of care to patients, focusing on prevention and wellness. Having a medical home feels like…